FCS P3500 compressor

[RogerFoote]

All gone!

Thanks folks!
Roger Foote
Foote Control Systems

[RogerFoote]

We will be showing our new products including the P3500 at AES this year.
Please stop by the Mercenary Audio booth #154 and have a look.

Thanks
Roger Foote

[RogerFoote]

Yesterday, we officially released the stereo expander module for the P3500, dubbed the P3500S.

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Roger Foote

[Doc Mixwell]

Roger,

The P3500 and P3500S Expansion Module has been getting put to work @ the Meth Lab and I must say, I've been achieving some really amazing results over the stereo buss and tracking stereo pairs of microphones that need a little "binding" and cohesion going into the recorder. It tracks stereo UNBELIEVABLY well, even better than some rack units I have used.

Great Work on this beast! Another excellent product from FCS.

[soundrick]

WOW

This looks REALLY cool.

So, the expander module essentially is the "2nd compressor channel", just without the knobs, eh? That's a really great idea. The 500 series just keeps maturing, due to great innovations like this. Do they link at the edge connector? Pin 6, etc...?

Nice work!

[Doc Mixwell]

Here's a post I just did in another thread;

http://www.gearslutz.com/board/4591501-post95.html

I hope this helps....

Maybe Roger can pop in and give us some insight about the topology of the linking. Its actually pretty impressive. I think anyway.

[RogerFoote]

Adam

You may have answered this on the other thread, but I will address the linking question here.

The P3500 and the P3500S link through a 6 conductor cable between boards. The cable is included with each unit. It is designed such that the P3500 goes to the left of the expander. They need to be side by side.

The cable plugs into the compressor first, then is routed through a bushing in the back plate of the expander and finally plugged into the mating connector on the expander. The cable is symmetrical so it cannot be plugged in incorrectly.

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Roger

[RogerFoote]

Random bits here;
Just saw a post from my main beta tester/consultant and he was saying that even when linked, it works just fine as a mono compressor.

Thanks all!
Roger

[soundrick]

Cool,

Do they somehow fasten to one another? I'm thinking in case someone were to pull out one module? Or, I guess there could be enough slack in the cable not to damage it?

Originally Posted by RogerFoote

Adam

You may have answered this on the other thread, but I will address the linking question here.

The P3500 and the P3500S link through a 6 conductor cable between boards. The cable is included with each unit. It is designed such that the P3500 goes to the left of the expander. They need to be side by side.

The cable plugs into the compressor first, then is routed through a bushing in the back plate of the expander and finally plugged into the mating connector on the expander. The cable is symmetrical so it cannot be plugged in incorrectly.

Best
Roger

[RogerFoote]

Hi soundrick
Thanks for your question!

There's enough slack in the cable to relieve stress and everything is very sturdy.
It would really take some doing to hurt anything.

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Roger Foote

[soundrick]

Originally Posted by RogerFoote

Hi soundrick
Thanks for your question!

There's enough slack in the cable to relieve stress and everything is very sturdy.
It would really take some doing to hurt anything.

Best
Roger Foote

Really nice Roger!

This comp has officially graduated from "on my radar" to "on my shopping list"!

[RogerFoote]

Our new products are going to be at AES this year in the Mercenary Audio booth #154. Please feel free to register for free VIP passes courtesy of Foote Control Systems.
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Roger
Foote Control Systems
FCS

[once a roadie]

Looks really cool - Tell us more - what circuit topology, technology type are you using? That Corp? Transformers? Class A etc?

what do all the buttons do...? Is FB a feedback control?

[once a roadie]

Wait! Mercenary has got a lot of info on the unit I missed the first time...sounds like an awesome cool unit with the stereo slave unit...

[RogerFoote]

Thanks for looking!

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Roger

[RogerFoote]

Hi all.

Just posted the P3500 docs in a zipped folder in the first post of this thread.

Thanks
Roger Foote
FCS

[emrr]

Distortion mode (all timing constants switched out) in FB (feedback) mode is awesome on some mixes with the stereo link module. Much more elegant sounding and controllable than in FF mode, especially with sidechain HPF in. Or if you like the recent flaming Lips distortion sound, keep it set FF.

My current easy method:

Gain at unity, ratio 2:1, set threshold for a few db reduction, then raise gain to desired fuzz (gain interacts with compression in FB mode), retweak ratio to taste.

Good for single tracks too with a mono unit.

[RogerFoote]

Updated below.

[emrr]

Dang, that's a steal!

[RogerFoote]

Thanks all!
Roger

[RogerFoote]

6 left....

Roger

[RogerFoote]

Ok, one left!

Thanks
Roger

[RogerFoote]

Still one lonely P3500 on the shelf here... New in the box, full 2 year warranty.
PM or email me
footnote AT hayfork DOT net

[RogerFoote]

Just sold the last P3500...

Thanks
Roger

[embrionic]

Congrats Roger... something new in the works? hope so!